Hexameric resorcinarene capsule is a Brønsted acid: investigation and application to synthesis and catalysis

Q Zhang, K Tiefenbacher - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Molecular capsules have attracted interest as simple enzyme mimetics and several
examples of catalytic transformations in water-soluble metal–ligand based systems have …

Synthetic membrane active amphiphiles

GW Gokel, S Negin - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
During the past several decades, various synthetic organic compounds that form pores in
bilayer membranes have been prepared and studied. These membrane active amphiphiles …

Heterotypic supramolecular hydrogels

D Yuan, B Xu - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular hydrogels, formed via intermolecular interactions in water, are emerging as
a new type of versatile soft materials to be applied in many areas, such as biomedical …

Requirements for terpene cyclizations inside the supramolecular resorcinarene capsule: bound water and its protonation determine the catalytic activity

S Merget, L Catti, GM Piccini… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The elucidation of the requirements for efficient catalysis within supramolecular host systems
is an important prerequisite for developing novel supramolecular catalysts. The …

Resorc [4] arene-modified gold-decorated magnetic nanoparticles for immunosensor development

A Calcaterra, F Polli, L Lamelza, C Del Plato… - Bioconjugate …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In recent years, several efforts have been made to develop selective, sensitive, fast
response, and miniaturized immunosensors with improved performance for the monitoring …

Elucidating the importance of hydrochloric acid as a cocatalyst for resorcinarene‐capsule‐catalyzed reactions

JM Köster, K Tiefenbacher - ChemCatChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This survey of resorcinarene‐capsule‐catalyzed reactions demonstrates that HCl functions
as a crucial cocatalyst by increasing the capsule's inherent Brønsted acidity to enable or …

Host‐Catalyzed Cyclodehydration–Rearrangement Cascade Reaction of Unsaturated Tertiary Alcohols

L Catti, A Pöthig, K Tiefenbacher - Advanced Synthesis & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The Brønsted acidic resorcin [4] arene hexamer can be applied as an effective catalyst in the
dehydrative cyclization and subsequent rearrangement of unsaturated tertiary alcohols. This …

Direct Membrane Penetration and Cytosolic Delivery of Nanoparticles via Electrostatically Bound Amphiphiles

R Ray, S Pal, S Das, NR Jana - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles usually enter cells through energy-dependent endocytosis that involves their
cytosolic entry via biomembrane-coated endosomes. In contrast, direct translocation of …

Antibiotic Potency against E. coli Is Enhanced by Channel‐Forming Alkyl Lariat Ethers

S Negin, MB Patel, MR Gokel, JW Meisel… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Several N, N′‐bis (n‐alkyl‐4, 13‐diaza [18] crown‐6) lariat ethers were found to
significantly enhance the potency of rifampicin and tetracycline, but not erythromycin and …

Inherently chiral resorcinarene cavitands through ionic catalyst-controlled cross-coupling

M Li, CKS Ho, IKW On, V Gandon, Y Zhu - Chem, 2024 - cell.com
Cavitands have emerged as privileged architectures in supramolecular chemistry.
Nonetheless, achieving structural diversity and tunability through heterofunctionalization …